Monday, March 17. 2008

Hello there, and welcome to the Weekend Update... Okay, maybe I'm not on Saturday Night Live.

I was out both days of the weekend, and got to see much activity being done.

Work
on the windows for the "Baldy" CTA 4146 continue along with cleaning
all the parts. It takes a bit to bring old brass windows back to brass
color. They are fully taking the windows apart to do this.

Metal
work on the doors for the PCC in the shop continues as well. There is
always discussions on what point in history to restore cars to and this
one has a few interesting angles; though not having heard all the
information, I'm hesitant on mentioning everything. I do know that
there will be some metal plates in the back doors and not fully glass.
If I'm wrong, of course, I do hope someone will correct me. It's
amazing how much damage salt actually does to cars.

The Michigan car's roof continues to get the attention it deserves.

The
cab heaters for the CAE 431 have had the rotten metal replaced. These
should be done soon and ready for installation in the pit..er I mean
the car. (It's a running joke that we are going to wire in Jeff's
heaters in the pit to allow us some heat down there).

Perhaps
the biggest news is that on Saturday, the old wire for the burned out
grid on CNS 714 was pulled out and the new wire put in with the help
and teachings of the DC Line Department. On Sunday, the grid was
re-installed and after a few other minor fixes, the car ran itself out
of the barn and down the mainline for a test. (Well, as far as we could
go with the ballast dump that had been done previously, see the track
blog). There were no major problems with the run, a few things we'll
want to check after it's run in revenue for a few weeks, but the
inspection is done and the car will be ready for April 6.

This
means that the next car will be able to come over and be inspected, and
that's good. We can get back on track with things now (no pun
intended), and hopefully, no more blown up grids.

Respectfully Submitted,Joel Ahrendt

P.S. If i miss anything or any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I will gladly add anything that needs to be added.

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Bob Venditti about Working on the Orange and BrownSun, 09-24-2017 19:47Great to see this car being
restored. Living in Fla, it's
difficult to visit as often as I'd
like to. Looking forward to seeing
it in IC colors on my [...]

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paint looks wonderful. The car
will stand out in a train once it
it ready for service. Great job!

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really enjoyed working on this car
although you forgot to mention my
help on working on it.

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the primer coat followed by orange
and brown. [...]

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Matt Maloy about Working on the Orange and BrownMon, 09-04-2017 09:34@ Roger, how much would it cost to
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